Chan Peng Kong (born 15 May 1956) is a

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player from Singapore. He was awarded by

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the title

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(IM) in 2002. He won the national

Singaporean Chess Championship The Singapore Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of Singapore organised by the Singapore Chess Federation. The event also features a Challengers section, which is a FIDE-rated tournament for amateur chess player ...

in 1999 on tie-break score. Chan represented Singapore eight times in the

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...

(1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010). He won the Seniors 50+ section of the

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+ Age Group Chess Championships in 2007, 2012 and 2013."14th ASEAN+ AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 RAPID CHESS – SENIORS 50"
''chess-results.com''.

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Chan Peng Kong
chess games at 365Chess.com 1956 births Living people Chess International Masters Singaporean chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent {{Singapore-chess-bio-stub